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James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

7815 W Lapham St, West Allis, WI 53214 · (414) 604-4210 · Part of West Allis School District

West Allis’ School Grade D better than 13% of Wisconsin school districts

Directions
Students
168
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 64.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7815 W Lapham St, West Allis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 944
Grade 1044
Grade 1142
Grade 1238
Enrollment over time
102’20
131’21
159’22
168’23
168’24

Up 64.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 13%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School from West Allis families.

Other schools in West Allis School District

The district →
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Allis
C−
393 students13:1
Horace Mann Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Allis
D
384 students13:1
Irving Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Allis
D
375 students12:1
Walker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Allis
B−
371 students15:1
Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Allis
C
365 students13:1
Hoover Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Berlin
C−
335 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wisconsin’s other public schools; West Allis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.